1949 Leyland Octopus 22.O1

1949 Leyland Octopus in Too Hot to Handle, Movie, 1960

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin:

00:40:09 Background vehicle

Author	Message
andrepa ◊ 2020-10-16 01:15	Leyland Octopus 1947 - 1950 flatbed lorry -- Last edit: 2020-10-16 01:18:20
Sunbar ◊ 2020-10-16 15:12	Full frontal cab was introduced 1947 but without the 'wings' trim, cannot say how soon after it was added, 1949 or 1950? Possibly HFS??? registration 1949? Rear wheel arch combined for double driving axles so definitely 8 wheeler. Link to "archive.commercialmotor.com"
andrepa ◊ 2020-10-16 23:15	The wings trim indeed wasthe eyecatcher for me think there was a matchbox model of later 8 wheeler i had when 5 years old. Allways have been impressed by british trucks of that period. -- Last edit: 2020-10-16 23:19:08
dsl ◊ 2020-10-17 01:10	Sunbar wrote Possibly HFS??? registration 1949? If so, Edinburgh, Aug-Dec 49.